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Heavy Metal

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Heavy Metal
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R,1hr 35min
Genres:
Family,Action,Sci-Fi
Released:
July 29, 1981
Director:
Gerald Potterton
Distributor:
Columbia Pictures
Starring:
Rodger Bumpass, Jackie Burroughs, John Candy  ...more
Synopsis: Inspired by stories from the fantasy graphics magazine Heavy Metal, this five-part animated feature combines the talents of hundreds of artists and animators from 17 different countries. A glowing green orb called Loc-Nar that contains the sum total of all evil in the universe travels through space and time, spreading violence and discord in its wake. The stories that follow demonstrate Loc-Nar's malevolent presence throughout the universe. In New York in the year 2023, cabbie Harry Canyon picks ... Full Synopsis
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Keith Phipps, AMG Review
The American magazine Heavy Metal premiered in 1977 as an attempt to Americanize a movement of adult comics and fantasy art that had been going strong in Europe throughout the decade. An odd mix of truly innovative art -- from scenarists the likes of Berni Wrightson, Moebius, and others -- and sensationalist pandering (often within the same piece), the magazine attracted a loyal following of comics ... Full Review
Featured Cast
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Rodger Bumpass
Fiste, Dr. Anrak
Jackie Burroughs
Katherine
John Candy
Desk Sergeant, Dan, Den, Robot
Don Francks
Grimaldi, Co-Pilot, Barbarian
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